Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Human-Biting Soft Ticks, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a molecular survey for Borrelia spp. in Ornithodoros ticks previously reported as biting humans. We collected specimens in natural ecosystems and inside human dwellings in 6 states in Brazil. Phylogenetic analyses unveiled the occurrence of 4 putatively new species of relapsing fever group borreliae.

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Leal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7774541 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature